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Type 70 self-propelled rocket launcher
Photo: 颐园新居 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) · People's Republic of China · 1970
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Type70self-propelledrocketlauncher

Type 70 self-propelled rocket launcher
Type 70 self-propelled rocket launcher Photo: 颐园新居 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Range
30
Saturation Firepower
40
Salvo Size
50
Reload Speed
45
Precision (guided)
0
Mobility
55
Shoot-and-Scoot
30
Ammunition Versatility
40
Technology
35
Cost-Effectiveness
80
Origin People's Republic of China
CategoryMultiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS)
EraCold War
In service1970
Operators1 countries
Data Quality83%
38
Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) MASS Rating
25/42
Cold War
105/151
All-Time
Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) · 10 axes scored
Range
30
Saturation Firepower
40
Salvo Size
50
Reload Speed
45
Precision (guided)
0
Mobility
55
Shoot-and-Scoot
30
Ammunition Versatility
40
Technology
35
Cost-Effectiveness
80
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the multiple launch rocket systems (mlrs) category.
01 / Overview
Type 70 self-propelled rocket launcher
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
MULTIPLE LAUNCH ROCKET SYSTEMS (MLRS) · COLD WAR
25
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
67
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
38
multiple launch rocket systems (mlrs) category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the multiple launch rocket systems (mlrs) category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General3MOD.3
◈Ordnance1MOD.1
  • Calibre130 mm
▣Performance1MOD.1
  • Maximum Range (standard)15 km
◇Mobility1MOD.1
◆Ammunition Handling1MOD.1
  • Ready Rounds16
▤Production1MOD.1
  • Production Start1,970 year
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
  1. 1970Production started
56
years in service
1
countries operating
04 / Operators
Operator Countries1country
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE1terms
Artillery system with integrated propulsion, enabling movement under its own power rather than being towed.
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